Learn About Our World In Stephen Hawking’s Snapshots of the Universe For iPad

Random House has announced the release of Stephen Hawking’s Snapshots of the Universe. Available for $4.99, the iPad app teaches both adults and students the principals that control our universe through eight simple and fun experiments.
With this new app, users will learn why:

Planets stay in orbit around stars

Black holes may not actually be black

Time is not the same for everyone

Objects fall at different speeds

Stars are not always where we perceive them to be

Motion and location depend on an outside observer

Gravity and acceleration have more in common than you think

Our understanding of the universe has evolved over time.

According to Scott Shannon, senior vice president and publish of Digital Content at Random House:

This app provides a great opportunity to introduce Professor Hawking's teachings to a whole new audience, through an entirely new medium. We are very proud to continue our publishing tradition with Professor Hawking, now across more platforms than ever.